Two Female Teachers In Louisiana Arrested For "Inappropriate Sexual Contact" With A 16-Year-Old Student

    Authorities are looking into an "incident" that happened in the "early hours of the morning".

    WDSU News reported that Shelley Dufresne, 34, and Rachel Respess, 24, were arrested Wednesday.

    The station said:

    According to the KPD, an investigation began after the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office was notified by school administrators that the teen was bragging to other students about his relationship with the teachers. It took place Sept. 12 in Kenner, officials said.

    Investigators confirmed Wednesday afternoon that all three reportedly were together at the home until the early-morning hours of Sept 13. The house belonged to Respess and is the only incident authorities are looking into at this time, officials said.

    The New York Daily News reported that the teachers have been suspended without pay.

    At a press conference, Kenner police chief Michael Glaser said that regardless of the teen's sex, "Everyone should be outraged... The responsibility is the safety and education of children."

    WDSU said Glaser "confirmed that Respess was the student's English teacher in 2013. Dufresne is the student's current teacher."

    According to WWL-TV, Respess's lawyer said that if the trio had done anything four days later there would have been no case, as the teen would by then have been 17 years old. Instead, the station said, each faces one count of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, one count of indecent behavior, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.